How can the verse in Surat Luqman, "and his weaning is in two years," be reconciled with the verse in Surat Al-Ahqaf, "and his carrying and his weaning are thirty months," knowing that subtracting the period of weaning (24 months) from the period of carrying and weaning (30 months) results in a gestation period of 6 months, which contradicts the known gestation period of 9 months?
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The verse mentions the minimum duration of pregnancy, which is six months, because the common duration of pregnancy is well-known and does not need to be stated. The benefit of this is that a child born six months after marriage is attributed to the husband.
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